Brady Street hit-and-run driver had revoked license: complaint
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee man is now charged in a Sept. 2 Brady Street hit-and-run.
Prosecutors say 30-year-old Marvin Thomas admitted he was driving with a revoked license at the time.
"He shouldn’t have been driving at all with a suspended license," said Latrice Gram, who works on Brady Street. "You just put somebody else’s life in danger."
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The hit-and-run happened at Brady and Warren around 9 p.m. that Saturday. A 30-year-old pedestrian was hit while crossing the street and taken to a hospital with a lacerated liver, broken ribs and a broken wrist. A criminal complaint states the victim was found roughly 30 feet away from the crosswalk.
"The situation on Brady Street is totally out of control," said Milwaukee resident James Matyasz.
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More than a week after the hit-and-run, MPD announced they were looking for a silver SUV. The complaint states video showed the victim being hit and "drove over." Police looked up the SUV's registration and went to the associated address.
There, the complaint states police found the SUV, its registered owner and Thomas – who admitted he was driving the SUV the night of the hit-and-run. He later added that nobody else drove the SUV that night and that he had the keys the whole time.
When shown surveillance of the hit-and-run, the complaint states Thomas said he was "sorry." He then admitted he knew he was driving without a valid driver's license.
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"With this suspect being in custody, being taken in, I feel like that’s a good thing," Gram said. "It's not going to stop you, but at least you got one person off the street that was reckless."
Those who live and work around Brady Street said reckless driving continues to be a problem. FOX6 News counted the Sept. 2 hit-and-run as the fourth so far this year. In June, the Brady Street Business Improvement District floated several ideas to enhance safety for pedestrians, but nothing has been finalized.
Thomas made his initial court appearance Wednesday, Sept. 20. His cash bond was set at $1,500.